Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) is considered to have introduced the practice of socially engaged painting, and he is viewed as one of the most important representatives of Realism. The direct and honest
“We invented the Blaue Reiter while sitting at the coffee table … both of us loved blue. Franz Marc, the horses; I liked the riders. So the name arose spontaneously,” recalled Wassily Kandinsky. They
In eight chapters Ulf Küster presents aspects of life and work of the painter Claude Monet. Not only the development of Impressionism and the fascinating late work with the waterlily-paintings from hi
“I’m pursuing the impossible . . . I want to paint the air in which the bridge, the house, and boat are to be found―the beauty of the air around them . . .” Claude Monet wanted to capture more than ju
“I’m pursuing the impossible . . . I want to paint the air in which the bridge, the house, and boat are to be found―the beauty of the air around them . . .” Claude Monet wanted to capture more than ju
“The world’s appearance would be shaken if we succeeded in perceiving the spaces in between things as things.” These words from the philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty apply to the core of Claude Monet’
